Lesson 2 Journey Through the Pages
Great Opening Lines
You never get a second chance ____ make a first impression.
It ____ very important to make a good impression on others when we meet them for the first time.
____ people aren’t the only ones who make first impressions — books do as well.
A powerful first line ____ a book can catch readers’ attention and make them want to read on.
Authors ____ spend weeks, months, or even years coming up with the perfect opening line for their books.
Let’s take a look at some of ____
“All children, except one, grow up.”
Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie
No one can stop the sands of ____
Every child becomes an ____ whether they want to or not.
But the opening line of Peter ____ states that there is one child who is the exception to the rule.
Peter Pan is ____ boy who refuses to grow older.
He wants ____ have fun and stay a child forever.
One night in London, ____ Pan and Tinker Bell visit the home of Wendy, John, and Michael.
Peter Pan invites them to a ____ island in the sky called Neverland.
It ____ a magical place where dreams are born and excitement never ends.
____ children take Peter Pan’s hand and their adventure begins.
Only ____ can visit Neverland, and they do not grow up as long as they remain there.
They have a wonderful time ____ Neverland.
But in the end, the three children ____ to return home and grow up.
What is the reason for this unexpected ____ Read the book to find out.
“There is no lake at Camp Green Lake.”
Holes, Louis Sachar
What comes to mind when you ____ the word “camp?”
Many people ____ think of fun activities like fishing, having a barbecue, and sleeping under the beautiful stars.
So ____ kind of place do you imagine Camp Green Lake is?
Perhaps it is a beautiful ____ where a green forest surrounds a blue lake.
But the ____ line of Holes paints a different picture.
It states that there is no lake there ____ its name.
Through this ____ Sachar is hinting that Camp Green Lake is not a normal camp with fun and games.
In fact, Camp Green Lake is not a ____ at all.
Located ____ the desert, it is like a prison for bad boys.
The main ____ of the book, a teenage boy named Stanley Yelnats, is different from the other boys in the camp.
He hasn’t ____ anything wrong.
He was just in the wrong place at ____ wrong time.
Stanley and the other boys at Camp Green Lake ____ expected to improve their character by digging holes every day.
Stanley suspects that there ____ another reason for the digging.
Will Stanley successfully dig up the truth about ____ Green Lake?
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
1984, George Orwell
Typically, clocks strike from ____ to twelve times.
But George Orwell’s well-known novel, 1984, opens with ____ clocks striking thirteen times.
In a normal world, a ____ striking thirteen is out of the ordinary.
But in ____ mysterious place, it doesn’t seem to be unusual.
Not just one clock but all clocks strike ____ here.
What’s more, ____ number thirteen is often associated with bad luck in Western cultures.
In this way, Orwell hints to the readers that they are about to ____ a world that is dark and unfamiliar.
The story takes place in an imaginary country called Oceania in ____ year 1984.
____ government tries to control everyone’s life.
It has even created a new language ____ limit people’s thoughts and expressions.
Big Brother, the leader of Oceania, watches ____ that goes on through television screens.
As long as Big Brother is in power, the people of Oceania will ____ be free.
The main character, Winston ____ does not agree with what the government is doing.
He wants to fight against Big Brother, but he can’t ____ it by himself.
Will ____ find others to join him?
Or will he give in and be controlled ____ Big Brother like the rest of the people?
공통영어1 동아 이병민 2과 본문 한줄 해석 Great Opening Lines